iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF Sees Unusually Large Options Volume (NYSEARCA:IYR)

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:IYR) was the target of some unusual options trading on Thursday. Investors bought 23,417 put options on the stock. This represents an increase of 300% compared to the average volume of 5,856 put options.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Barclays PLC raised its position in shares of iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 6,260,125 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $587,763,000 after buying an additional 108,864 shares during the last quarter. WealthNavi Inc. grew its stake in iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF by 2.9% during the first quarter. WealthNavi Inc. now owns 6,010,249 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $568,329,000 after acquiring an additional 171,312 shares in the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC purchased a new position in iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $399,722,000. Cibc World Markets Corp bought a new stake in iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $322,756,000. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD bought a new stake in iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $276,312,000. 98.41% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA IYR traded up $0.32 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $103.32. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 4,834,732 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,959,654. iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF has a 52 week low of $92.45 and a 52 week high of $105.15. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $102.42 and a two-hundred day moving average of $99.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.50 billion, a PE ratio of 35.41 and a beta of 0.97.

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF Company Profile

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF, formerly iShares Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index Fund (the Fund), is a non-diversified fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index (the Index). The Index measures the performance of the real estate sector of the United States equity market, and includes companies in the industry groups, such as real estate holding and development and real estate investment trusts (REITs).